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Michelle

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Chicago PRO biking/walking for transportation ANTI car-dominated streets PRO cities/housing/skylines Violin/guitar/art/travel/weather 1st generation American 🇩🇪 🇺🇸 #northDLSD #bikeCHI #ClarkStCorridor

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Michelle @michelle345.bsky.social · 1h

“Federal agents deployed tear gas on Chicago residents and more than a dozen police officers on Tuesday”

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www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

ICE Is Cracking Down on Chicago. Some Chicagoans Are Fighting Back.

www.nytimes.com

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Michelle @michelle345.bsky.social · 1h

Fortunately David is already working to address the issue!
bsky.app/profile/davi...

David Powe @davidpowe.bsky.social · 19h

Working on more bike racks, Divvy docks, and scooter corrals!

Michelle @michelle345.bsky.social · 18h

Yay, thank you, that will be great!

Michelle @michelle345.bsky.social · 19h

Can you imagine how much car traffic would be reduced in Streeterville if we actually gave people safe and convenient options for anyone other than drivers?

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Michelle @michelle345.bsky.social · 19h

Those two orange lines on Illinois and Grand don’t count, über pathetic “bike lanes”

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Michelle @michelle345.bsky.social · 19h

Is amazing how many people bike in this area even though there’s not a single decent bike lane anywhere nearby

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Michelle @michelle345.bsky.social · 19h

And these signs are everywhere around Northwestern, maybe just maybe suggesting the need for more bike racks?

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Michelle @michelle345.bsky.social · 19h

Hmm, maybe there’s a need for bigger or additional Divvy stations on the Northwestern Memorial Hospital campus?

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Bom Tellino @bomtellino.bsky.social · 3d

It’s been said but it bears repeating: in addition to the people being abducted, all Chicagoans are being psychologically terrorized. Seeing feds driving/walking around and videos of violent attacks in places you know and love will fuck you up. Get ready, it’s coming to all of America soon.

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Michelle @michelle345.bsky.social · 2d

I never knew pumpkins grew in trees like this

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The Sidewalk School @thesidewalkschool.bsky.social · 3d

Keep Resisting Chicago! At Wilson and Sawyer -an hour ago. 10/12/25

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Michelle @michelle345.bsky.social · 2d

I can’t believe this is happening in our country, props to the community members

Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 2d

ICE/Border Patrol held a weapon on a guy who was demanding they show him their face in Rogers Park today

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 3d

Giving up? LOL. We're just getting started.

October 18th, Everywhere

#nokings

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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 3d

One tiny whistle from a passerby and these enraged ICE/Border Patrol dudes threatening a bicyclist for recording them leap into their $70,000 Jeep Wagoneer and flee the scene.

Interesting. Community whistles.

Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 3d

ICE / Border Patrol threatening to arrest a cyclist for following and recording in Chicago

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Michelle @michelle345.bsky.social · 3d

Congratulations to every single Chicago marathon runner, and thank you for visiting our city! ❤️

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Michelle @michelle345.bsky.social · 3d

Long shadows make the Chicago marathon runners look like upside down specters

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Michelle @michelle345.bsky.social · 3d

People cheering on the Chicago marathon runners ❤️
“Mile 26, here we come, you got this!” — over and over for hours

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Michelle @michelle345.bsky.social · 3d

A beautiful sunny morning for the Chicago Marathon!

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Michelle @michelle345.bsky.social · 3d

Great thread! I also love the availability of food in NYC, the bodegas, delis, food trucks, food carts everywhere

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 3d

Chicago artist Tony Fitzpatrick was best known for his mixed-media collages, drawings, paintings, poetry and theatrical work. His art addressed themes rooted in Chicago life, nature and human struggle.

Chicago artist Tony Fitzpatrick — a fiercely independent essayist, painter and gallerist — dies at 66

The artist, writer and actor recently published "The Sun at the End of the Road" and had a Steppenwolf show planned this month.

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Michelle @michelle345.bsky.social · 3d

And Tony Fitzpatrick’s mural on the side of the new Steppenwolf building on Halsted

Michelle @michelle345.bsky.social · 3d

So sorry to hear about the passing of local artist Tony Fitzpatrick, I’ve always loved his work, including his album covers for Steve Earle and Joe Pug

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Michelle @michelle345.bsky.social · 3d

Project website for the CDOT plan to extend the Bloomingdale Trail eastward toward Lincoln Park. The public meeting that many in #bikeCHI attended was in August 2023
www.chicago.gov/city/en/dept...

www.chicago.gov

Michelle @michelle345.bsky.social · 3d

There is allegedly, hopefully (still) a plan to go under both those viaducts. Concepts of a plan lol

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