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“I like getting older. I feel like I’m finally aging into my personality.” - Nick Miller Chicago
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Kam spiking the football over on the hellsite
A supposedly "religious" man is ok with constantly lying and refusal to help the poor.

What would Jesus think Mike?
Mike Johnson immediately tries to clean up for Brooke Rollins: "When she says 'we have failed you,' she means 'we, the Democrats,' okay?"
New arrival at LP Zoo.
Great blue heron at South Pond
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Here at the Illinois State Capitol where we adjourned a few hours ago at 4:30am after passing a monumental bill that FULLY FUNDS TRANSIT to the tune of $1.5 Billion, civil rights bills to counter ICE at our schools, courthouses, and hospitals, and my bill that bans 11 junk fees on renters, and more!
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Thread. It looks like the transit bill that passed wasn't just half-assed or bad, which I feared.

I still want to know why the hell the Democratic-controlled legislature waited until the last minute. This is no way to run a state.
Good morning!

Last night, Illinois’ legislature passed a law, SB2111, which will fund a major expansion of service for the Chicago region’s transit systems, thanks to new revenue sources.

The law also takes a major step forward in coordination between agencies.
Statement from the RTA: "The passage of SB2111 is a landmark moment for public transit in Illinois."

Read the full statement here or below. www.rtachicago.org/about-rta/pr...
A family trip to Paris in August opened my eyes to what could be.
Yes, happened to me when I got to study abroad in Northern Italy. Changes your entire perspective on not just urbanism but life.

We should send more students to study abroad.

My story: www.collegetowns.org/p/what-study...
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Transit reform/funding bill approved in the Senate. This is final passage
Needed this ❤️🥲
Ruben Torres reunites with his wife in Indiana after being detained by ICE for nearly two weeks. He is headed back to his daughter Ofelia
Done!! 🚆 🚌
Just got this action alert, I think from @betterstreetschicago.org

Sign a witness slip immediately for the transit funding bill. Info in alt text

mbl.ms/mKgZnW7m-BQ
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people who are new to the city or young don't realize this but when uber & lyft started taking off traffic just got astronomically worse in a period of like 3 years, all those burrito taxis and unregulated cabs really get in the way of everything
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They're moving onto military bases because they intend to use the US military against its own citizens, and they need to be insulated from the results of that action.
And actually astonishing when you think about it: The Trump administration's top officials are choosing to separate themselves from the public—more to the point: separate themselves from any visible protest—and live on military bases.

Gift link here: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Top Trump Officials Are Moving Onto Military Bases
Stephen Miller, Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, and others have taken over homes that until recently housed senior officers.
www.theatlantic.com
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¡Chinga La Migra!

Chicago street vendors are being targeted by ICE & Border Patrol agents. As a result, many are staying home and not able to work. Preorder and $8 per shirt will go towards the Street Vendors Association of Chicago who offer financial assistance to vendors who stay home.
Gorgeous morning along the lake, as long as you stay out of the splash zone
Drove without stopping from at least Belmont to North Ave
Why is a pick up with Indiana plates on the LFT?
I've already started. With gambling and the emphasis on entertainment.

I'm done
These people sound miserable
Starting to see a lot more in LP and Lakeview
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From a crewmember on yesterday's Teal 74 mission into now-Category 5 Hurricane #Melissa. As clear of an eye as you will see in the Atlantic basin.
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SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live.

Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:

* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled

* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
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Food insecurity is ALWAYS a political choice. Famine is ALWAYS manmade. People go hungry because of other people’s decisions. We have more than enough food for everyone, and enormous amounts of it are wasted—literally thrown in the garbage—on purpose.
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who creates the lively art and music scenes if the rent is too high? who makes cultural life? who serves you food or washes your dishes? who creates the fancy little restaurants that draw you to urban living? affordable housing is at the heart of what makes city life worthwhile.