Csilla Gal
@cgal.bsky.social
Urban climates and other human habitats.
Architect by trade, urban climatologist by profession.
Chicago 📍
Header: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3c31432
Avatar: Giacinto Brandi, L'Architettura(?)
Architect by trade, urban climatologist by profession.
Chicago 📍
Header: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3c31432
Avatar: Giacinto Brandi, L'Architettura(?)
Reposted by Csilla Gal
The Onion predicted this
youtu.be/68UQ0CByr-I
youtu.be/68UQ0CByr-I
Men Fired In Wake Of #MeToo Come Forward About How It Took Them Several Hours To Find New Jobs
YouTube video by The Onion
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 12:47 AM
The Onion predicted this
youtu.be/68UQ0CByr-I
youtu.be/68UQ0CByr-I
Reposted by Csilla Gal
"There are about a thousand of us."
Yes, because the thing about girls is that they don't stay girls for very long. Which makes them disposable. And which means that men like Epstein need a huge supply.
Yes, because the thing about girls is that they don't stay girls for very long. Which makes them disposable. And which means that men like Epstein need a huge supply.
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 17, 2025 at 12:42 AM
"There are about a thousand of us."
Yes, because the thing about girls is that they don't stay girls for very long. Which makes them disposable. And which means that men like Epstein need a huge supply.
Yes, because the thing about girls is that they don't stay girls for very long. Which makes them disposable. And which means that men like Epstein need a huge supply.
To be filed under 'seasonal' 🙃
Chicago may experience less tear gas use as Operation Midway Blitz winds down. Cold and wet weather reduce effectiveness, while wind adds unpredictability.
Wind, cold temps can change the impact of tear gas and pepper balls, experts say
chicago.suntimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:44 PM
To be filed under 'seasonal' 🙃
Reposted by Csilla Gal
Love to bike to work through the middle of the vehicular manslaughter arms race
![4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiby6can6k76yzfmv2czxs4pu2l7zie7bqbrpswi7h3ifmiadkuqvu@jpeg)
November 14, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Love to bike to work through the middle of the vehicular manslaughter arms race
Great discussion with @hallierubenhold.bsky.social about her book, The Five: The Untold Lives Of The Women Killed by Jack The Ripper! Recommended reading & listening. 💫 #book www.bbc.com/audio/play/m...
BBC Audio | Bookclub | Hallie Rubenhold
Author Hallie Rubenhold speaks about her prize-winning book of non-fiction, The Five.
www.bbc.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Great discussion with @hallierubenhold.bsky.social about her book, The Five: The Untold Lives Of The Women Killed by Jack The Ripper! Recommended reading & listening. 💫 #book www.bbc.com/audio/play/m...
🙏
Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
November 14, 2025 at 12:23 AM
🙏
Reposted by Csilla Gal
In light of current reminders about how powerful rich men exploit and assault young women under the safety and guise of various forms of “employment,“ just wanna give a shout out to NYT for this gem last week where we learned about how #metoo *actually* ended harming the workplace. 🙄
November 13, 2025 at 3:43 AM
In light of current reminders about how powerful rich men exploit and assault young women under the safety and guise of various forms of “employment,“ just wanna give a shout out to NYT for this gem last week where we learned about how #metoo *actually* ended harming the workplace. 🙄
Reposted by Csilla Gal
Tonight the Northern Lights over Chicago. Last night was a high-bar to reach, but it's rather amazing to see the aurora borealis this active this far south of the Arctic Circle
November 13, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Tonight the Northern Lights over Chicago. Last night was a high-bar to reach, but it's rather amazing to see the aurora borealis this active this far south of the Arctic Circle
Reposted by Csilla Gal
I think a big reason Chicagoans are avoiding shopping at the Miracle Mile is because it's very inconvenient to drive all the way to the Mid-Wilshire district of Los Angeles
November 12, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I think a big reason Chicagoans are avoiding shopping at the Miracle Mile is because it's very inconvenient to drive all the way to the Mid-Wilshire district of Los Angeles
Reposted by Csilla Gal
Leading medical publication the British Medical Journal recognises SUVs as a danger to public health in a new editorial co-authored by T&E’s James Nix: bit.ly/4hVDlBC
Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers.
It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.
Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers.
It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.
November 12, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Leading medical publication the British Medical Journal recognises SUVs as a danger to public health in a new editorial co-authored by T&E’s James Nix: bit.ly/4hVDlBC
Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers.
It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.
Large SUVs are a danger to pedestrians, cyclists & other drivers.
It's time to take action to reduce their presence in urban areas.
Reposted by Csilla Gal
Aurora pictures from my mom in Athens Ohio.
November 12, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Aurora pictures from my mom in Athens Ohio.
Reposted by Csilla Gal
November 12, 2025 at 12:32 AM
He is not entirely wrong.
The world seasonal gained an entirely new meaning since Covid-19. 🙃
The world seasonal gained an entirely new meaning since Covid-19. 🙃
HASSETT: We're comfortable that inflation has come way down
QUINTANILLA: Even though it's been increasing for 5 straight months?
HASSETT: Well I guess there's ups and downs and seasonals
November 11, 2025 at 11:19 PM
He is not entirely wrong.
The world seasonal gained an entirely new meaning since Covid-19. 🙃
The world seasonal gained an entirely new meaning since Covid-19. 🙃
Reposted by Csilla Gal
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
Reposted by Csilla Gal
The surrender caucus secured yes votes from Democrats who aren't facing re-election this cycle, but four of them have Democratic governors who can pick their replacement.
If you live in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Maine or Virginia this is an easy and effective way to make your anger clear.
If you live in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Maine or Virginia this is an easy and effective way to make your anger clear.
Yup, and the damage isn’t so much in the story as in the proof of weakness. Trump now knows he has new torture tools to make Dems do what he wants. It’s why at least one of the 7 capitulators oughta be run out of office now, mid session. Get that number down to 6. www.offmessage.net/p/16-thought...
November 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
The surrender caucus secured yes votes from Democrats who aren't facing re-election this cycle, but four of them have Democratic governors who can pick their replacement.
If you live in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Maine or Virginia this is an easy and effective way to make your anger clear.
If you live in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Maine or Virginia this is an easy and effective way to make your anger clear.
Reposted by Csilla Gal
Dear @markey.senate.gov @wyden.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social @hickenlooper.senate.gov @booker.senate.gov @reed.senate.gov @coons.senate.gov @ossoff.senate.gov @lujan.senate.gov
I don't care how good you are, I will donate to your primary opponent unless you call for Schumer's removal
I don't care how good you are, I will donate to your primary opponent unless you call for Schumer's removal
None of the 8 are up in 2026, this is the trick Schumer is playing on the rubes. The entire caucus is unified on the deal. These 8 are just taking the heat because they can afford to.
The only reasonable position is to primary every D who won't call for removing Schumer.
The only reasonable position is to primary every D who won't call for removing Schumer.
November 10, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Dear @markey.senate.gov @wyden.senate.gov @markwarner.bsky.social @hickenlooper.senate.gov @booker.senate.gov @reed.senate.gov @coons.senate.gov @ossoff.senate.gov @lujan.senate.gov
I don't care how good you are, I will donate to your primary opponent unless you call for Schumer's removal
I don't care how good you are, I will donate to your primary opponent unless you call for Schumer's removal
Reposted by Csilla Gal
The Criminal podcast's latest episode: "Rogers Park: The story of one day in one neighborhood in Chicago — and the people living there who try to stop ICE agents from arresting their neighbors" thisiscriminal.com/episode-339-...
Episode 339: Rogers Park (11.7.2025)
The story of one day in one neighborhood in Chicago – and the people living there who try to stop ICE agents from arresting their neighbors.
thisiscriminal.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:09 AM
The Criminal podcast's latest episode: "Rogers Park: The story of one day in one neighborhood in Chicago — and the people living there who try to stop ICE agents from arresting their neighbors" thisiscriminal.com/episode-339-...
Reposted by Csilla Gal
An update from the NWS on the potential snow event. Read it.
One key: “…As a result, the expectation is for the lake effect snow bands to be unusually intense with peak snow rates of 3 to locally 5 inches per hour, frequent lightning and thunder, and pockets of hail.”
#ILwx #Chicago #ChicagoWX
One key: “…As a result, the expectation is for the lake effect snow bands to be unusually intense with peak snow rates of 3 to locally 5 inches per hour, frequent lightning and thunder, and pockets of hail.”
#ILwx #Chicago #ChicagoWX
November 9, 2025 at 4:51 PM
An update from the NWS on the potential snow event. Read it.
One key: “…As a result, the expectation is for the lake effect snow bands to be unusually intense with peak snow rates of 3 to locally 5 inches per hour, frequent lightning and thunder, and pockets of hail.”
#ILwx #Chicago #ChicagoWX
One key: “…As a result, the expectation is for the lake effect snow bands to be unusually intense with peak snow rates of 3 to locally 5 inches per hour, frequent lightning and thunder, and pockets of hail.”
#ILwx #Chicago #ChicagoWX
Reposted by Csilla Gal
Cross-posting my discovery of the day. This guy could have been the Shoup of design review.
He's was a random architect working from home in Bernal Heights. Never had a faculty position.
He churned out scores of academic papers and one great book.
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19873...
He's was a random architect working from home in Bernal Heights. Never had a faculty position.
He churned out scores of academic papers and one great book.
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19873...
Thread by @CSElmendorf on Thread Reader App
@CSElmendorf: I stumbled across the work of Arthur E. Stamps III this morning and, wow, my eyes have been opened! He's was (is?) an architect in San Francisco who wrote scores of academic papers on th...
threadreaderapp.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Cross-posting my discovery of the day. This guy could have been the Shoup of design review.
He's was a random architect working from home in Bernal Heights. Never had a faculty position.
He churned out scores of academic papers and one great book.
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19873...
He's was a random architect working from home in Bernal Heights. Never had a faculty position.
He churned out scores of academic papers and one great book.
threadreaderapp.com/thread/19873...
Lolsob
White House Makeover - SNL
YouTube video by Saturday Night Live
www.youtube.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Lolsob
Reposted by Csilla Gal
Pierrot, by Jean-Antoine Watteau, 1718-19, 📸 by @andyharnik
November 7, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Pierrot, by Jean-Antoine Watteau, 1718-19, 📸 by @andyharnik
Reposted by Csilla Gal
Thread.
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
🧵
🧵
November 7, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Thread.