Papa Rides A Bike
@paparidesabike.bsky.social
An avid pedestrian in Chicago.
I slipped on wet leaves on Tuesday while biking home and broke my collarbone. I am still coming to grips with how much this will limit my planned activities for the next couple of months.
I'm getting ready to finally sign up for the Noquemanon ski marathon this winter. 50k
I need to start running...
I need to start running...
November 29, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I slipped on wet leaves on Tuesday while biking home and broke my collarbone. I am still coming to grips with how much this will limit my planned activities for the next couple of months.
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"Why don't kids go outside anymore?!"
Kids outside:
Kids outside:
November 29, 2025 at 2:20 PM
"Why don't kids go outside anymore?!"
Kids outside:
Kids outside:
The president seems intent on starting a war on American cities. Maybe it is working.
One of the two National Guard troops shot in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday has died, while the other remains in critical condition as of Friday morning.
Shooting Of National Guard Members Reignites Debate Over Deployment In U.S. Cities
One of the two National Guard troops shot in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday has died, while the other remains in critical condition as of Friday morning.
www.forbes.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The president seems intent on starting a war on American cities. Maybe it is working.
I'm getting ready to finally sign up for the Noquemanon ski marathon this winter. 50k
I need to start running...
I need to start running...
November 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I'm getting ready to finally sign up for the Noquemanon ski marathon this winter. 50k
I need to start running...
I need to start running...
I'm beyond pissed about this. This isn't the first time she had favored drivers over pedestrians, cyclists, and transit users. To the trash bin of history with you, Dowell
Ald. Dowell is forcing CDOT to tear out portions of already installed bike lane protection on 18th, including Chicago's first protected intersection.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I'm beyond pissed about this. This isn't the first time she had favored drivers over pedestrians, cyclists, and transit users. To the trash bin of history with you, Dowell
Light up her phone lines #bikechi 773-373-9273
Ald. Dowell is forcing CDOT to tear out portions of already installed bike lane protection on 18th, including Chicago's first protected intersection.
chi.streetsblog.org/2025/11/21/a...
@stevevance.net @bikegridnow.org @atalliance.bsky.social @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social @chicritmass.bsky.social
chi.streetsblog.org/2025/11/21/a...
@stevevance.net @bikegridnow.org @atalliance.bsky.social @bikelaneuprising.bsky.social @chicritmass.bsky.social
November 22, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Light up her phone lines #bikechi 773-373-9273
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Check out this 1923 transit plan commissioned by the Chicago City Council. We use to be insanely ambitious. A network like this would've supported Paris-level population densities.
It's never too late!
It's never too late!
November 21, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Check out this 1923 transit plan commissioned by the Chicago City Council. We use to be insanely ambitious. A network like this would've supported Paris-level population densities.
It's never too late!
It's never too late!
When the building street wall disappears abruptly like it does with Archer, near Bonefield, it makes walking unpleasant.
November 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
When the building street wall disappears abruptly like it does with Archer, near Bonefield, it makes walking unpleasant.
This space of Archer Av near Throop St in Bridgeport should be activated for the community. It's a complete dead zone right now. If the road was narrowed and some variation in building was allowed, the number of pedestrians would increase benefiting the neighborhood and existing businesses.
November 20, 2025 at 10:12 PM
This space of Archer Av near Throop St in Bridgeport should be activated for the community. It's a complete dead zone right now. If the road was narrowed and some variation in building was allowed, the number of pedestrians would increase benefiting the neighborhood and existing businesses.
Wow. These jagoffs really think they're invincible.
NEW: Evanston has released video + reports surrounding a 10/31 incident where a CBP agent threatened to shoot people + another beat a handcuffed man.
We found some disturbing X posts from one of the feds, also seen in other viral videos. His name is Timothy Donahue, and it's now public record:
We found some disturbing X posts from one of the feds, also seen in other viral videos. His name is Timothy Donahue, and it's now public record:
Identified: federal agents who pointed gun, punched detainee in Evanston
Unraveled has verified a hate speech-laden X account belonging to U.S. Border Patrol agent Timothy Donahue, who was seen in numerous viral videos during Operation Midway Blitz. He and another agent, T...
unraveledpress.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Wow. These jagoffs really think they're invincible.
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CHARLOTTE: “More than 20,000 students missed school Monday”
Standing up to Trump’s lawless ice goon raids
Standing up to Trump’s lawless ice goon raids
November 19, 2025 at 9:11 PM
CHARLOTTE: “More than 20,000 students missed school Monday”
Standing up to Trump’s lawless ice goon raids
Standing up to Trump’s lawless ice goon raids
Whatta jag.
Congressman Mark Harris responded: “It’s not ‘compassionate’ to let violent criminals roam our streets. CBP’s operation made Charlotte safer and stronger.”
Congressman Mark Harris responded: “It’s not ‘compassionate’ to let violent criminals roam our streets. CBP’s operation made Charlotte safer and stronger.”
CBP reportedly pulling out after a week in Charlotte.
November 20, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Whatta jag.
Congressman Mark Harris responded: “It’s not ‘compassionate’ to let violent criminals roam our streets. CBP’s operation made Charlotte safer and stronger.”
Congressman Mark Harris responded: “It’s not ‘compassionate’ to let violent criminals roam our streets. CBP’s operation made Charlotte safer and stronger.”
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The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
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The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
![Excerpt from a BBC article: ""We usually work, 10, 11 or 12 hours a day," says a 49-year-old woman from Jiangxi unwilling to give her name. "On Sundays we work around three hours less."
She is in an alleyway, where a dozen people are huddled around a row of bulletin boards.
They are reading the job ads on the board, while examining the stitching on a pair of chinos draped over it.
This is Shein's supply chain. The factories are contracted to make clothes on order - some small, some big. If the chinos are a hit, orders will ramp up and so must production. Factories then hire temporary workers to meet the demand their permanent staff cannot fulfil.
The migrant worker from Jiangxi is looking for a short-term contract - and the chinos are an option.
"We earn so little. The cost of living is now so high," she says, adding that she hopes to make enough to send back to her two children who are living with their grandparents.
"We get paid per piece," she explains. "It depends how difficult the item is. Something simple like a t-shirt is one-two yuan [less than a dollar] per piece and I can make around a dozen in an hour.""](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreiber7g4o5pujmzmjjzsp5dkz7blfexburuwjispfpv6dki7akjb7a@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
Just got our Covid and flu shots. It takes a couple of weeks for immunity to kick in. The next day the family all came down with Covid. My son also tested positive for flu. I'm guessing he is the one that brought it home from preschool. 🫠 Get your shots folks! This strain is a bad one!
November 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Just got our Covid and flu shots. It takes a couple of weeks for immunity to kick in. The next day the family all came down with Covid. My son also tested positive for flu. I'm guessing he is the one that brought it home from preschool. 🫠 Get your shots folks! This strain is a bad one!
She might look lazy but this doggo is one heck of a bird hunter. Bagged two roosters yesterday at the iroquois wildlife preserve near Momence.
November 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
She might look lazy but this doggo is one heck of a bird hunter. Bagged two roosters yesterday at the iroquois wildlife preserve near Momence.
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The tickets are almost always closed as basically: they’re working on stuff, they need to be there.
But do they? Why not block one of the 2 general traffic lanes instead?
If parking in the bikelane is actually needed, set up a detour (can just be cones) to keep safe space for bikes/scooters!
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But do they? Why not block one of the 2 general traffic lanes instead?
If parking in the bikelane is actually needed, set up a detour (can just be cones) to keep safe space for bikes/scooters!
2/2
November 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The tickets are almost always closed as basically: they’re working on stuff, they need to be there.
But do they? Why not block one of the 2 general traffic lanes instead?
If parking in the bikelane is actually needed, set up a detour (can just be cones) to keep safe space for bikes/scooters!
2/2
But do they? Why not block one of the 2 general traffic lanes instead?
If parking in the bikelane is actually needed, set up a detour (can just be cones) to keep safe space for bikes/scooters!
2/2
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Why we hate obstructed bike lanes ⬇️
A painted bike lane is obstructed. The cyclist merges into car traffic. An SUV passes the cyclist, clipping their handlebar. When the cyclist inevitably pulls up at the next red light, the driver already has the window down. "You weren't even in the bike lane!" Boom! "Are you f***ing serious!"
Yes
Yes
If you're a driver and you clip a cyclist with your vehicle, or even get within 12 inches of them when passing, don't be surprised if you end up with a broken side-view mirror.
November 14, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Why we hate obstructed bike lanes ⬇️
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November 14, 2025 at 2:54 AM
crazy
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IG em_clarkson
A painted bike lane is obstructed. The cyclist merges into car traffic. An SUV passes the cyclist, clipping their handlebar. When the cyclist inevitably pulls up at the next red light, the driver already has the window down. "You weren't even in the bike lane!" Boom! "Are you f***ing serious!"
Yes
Yes
If you're a driver and you clip a cyclist with your vehicle, or even get within 12 inches of them when passing, don't be surprised if you end up with a broken side-view mirror.
November 14, 2025 at 7:21 PM
A painted bike lane is obstructed. The cyclist merges into car traffic. An SUV passes the cyclist, clipping their handlebar. When the cyclist inevitably pulls up at the next red light, the driver already has the window down. "You weren't even in the bike lane!" Boom! "Are you f***ing serious!"
Yes
Yes
If you're a driver and you clip a cyclist with your vehicle, or even get within 12 inches of them when passing, don't be surprised if you end up with a broken side-view mirror.
November 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
If you're a driver and you clip a cyclist with your vehicle, or even get within 12 inches of them when passing, don't be surprised if you end up with a broken side-view mirror.
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Megyn Kelly said she thinks “there’s a difference between a 5 year old and a 15 year old” when it comes to sexual abuse. Megyn Kelly has a 14 year old daughter. Megyn Kelly is going to Hell.
November 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Megyn Kelly said she thinks “there’s a difference between a 5 year old and a 15 year old” when it comes to sexual abuse. Megyn Kelly has a 14 year old daughter. Megyn Kelly is going to Hell.
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