Soren Spicknall
@sorenspicknall.bsky.social
Chicago. Interested in how places are shaped. Friend to alley cats. I don't speak on behalf of my affiliations. he/him
"We know this world is good enough because it has to be."
"We know this world is good enough because it has to be."
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Turning all my new cat friend posts into a thread that I can update as I add new cat friends
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Back in spring, I made final images of some of the buildings slated for demolition along the path of the Red Line Extension.
These were captured over a monthlong span when demolition permits were getting greenlit, wrecking crews finally dispatching after asbestos remediation and utility shutoffs.
These were captured over a monthlong span when demolition permits were getting greenlit, wrecking crews finally dispatching after asbestos remediation and utility shutoffs.
November 26, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Back in spring, I made final images of some of the buildings slated for demolition along the path of the Red Line Extension.
These were captured over a monthlong span when demolition permits were getting greenlit, wrecking crews finally dispatching after asbestos remediation and utility shutoffs.
These were captured over a monthlong span when demolition permits were getting greenlit, wrecking crews finally dispatching after asbestos remediation and utility shutoffs.
Back in spring, I made final images of some of the buildings slated for demolition along the path of the Red Line Extension.
These were captured over a monthlong span when demolition permits were getting greenlit, wrecking crews finally dispatching after asbestos remediation and utility shutoffs.
These were captured over a monthlong span when demolition permits were getting greenlit, wrecking crews finally dispatching after asbestos remediation and utility shutoffs.
November 26, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Back in spring, I made final images of some of the buildings slated for demolition along the path of the Red Line Extension.
These were captured over a monthlong span when demolition permits were getting greenlit, wrecking crews finally dispatching after asbestos remediation and utility shutoffs.
These were captured over a monthlong span when demolition permits were getting greenlit, wrecking crews finally dispatching after asbestos remediation and utility shutoffs.
This is what Pete Hegseth sees
My friend is taking corporate-mandated sexual harassment training
November 26, 2025 at 12:35 AM
This is what Pete Hegseth sees
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1818 S 10TH ST, 53204
Year Built: 1892
Zoning: Two-Family Residential 4 [RT4]
Assessment: $144,700
Neighborhood: HISTORIC MITCHELL STREET
Year Built: 1892
Zoning: Two-Family Residential 4 [RT4]
Assessment: $144,700
Neighborhood: HISTORIC MITCHELL STREET
November 26, 2025 at 12:30 AM
1818 S 10TH ST, 53204
Year Built: 1892
Zoning: Two-Family Residential 4 [RT4]
Assessment: $144,700
Neighborhood: HISTORIC MITCHELL STREET
Year Built: 1892
Zoning: Two-Family Residential 4 [RT4]
Assessment: $144,700
Neighborhood: HISTORIC MITCHELL STREET
Today for @wbez.org, @estheryjkang.bsky.social and @amyqin.bsky.social cover worsening conditions at Indian Trails Apartments - a large affordable complex at 121st Pl & Indiana whose current owners are engaging in classic distant slumlord practices, and are profiting handsomely from it.
What happened when Sausage King of Chicago bought a South Side housing complex?
The landlord has gotten millions in federal rent subsidies even as tenants complain about years of poor maintenance and deplorable conditions.
www.wbez.org
November 25, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Today for @wbez.org, @estheryjkang.bsky.social and @amyqin.bsky.social cover worsening conditions at Indian Trails Apartments - a large affordable complex at 121st Pl & Indiana whose current owners are engaging in classic distant slumlord practices, and are profiting handsomely from it.
we dared to ask: what if groverhaus was a boat
There’s a wild story playing out on Great Lakes ship watching and coastal Facebook groups right now.
There’s a guy with a homemade house boat who’s attempting to traverse the lakes.
The boat is called Neverlanding and it set sail from Windsor, ON. It appears he has 1-2 50hp motors.
There’s a guy with a homemade house boat who’s attempting to traverse the lakes.
The boat is called Neverlanding and it set sail from Windsor, ON. It appears he has 1-2 50hp motors.
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 PM
we dared to ask: what if groverhaus was a boat
"In total, of the four sources MoneyWise listed to prove the existence of a new Chinese influencer law, none were primary sources . . . they were all news articles based on other news articles based on other news articles. Eventually, Yahoo Finance reposted the MoneyWise piece"
A new Chinese law regulating influencer speech has gotten applause from social media users and commentators who want similar policies in their own countries. But the truth is far from what's in the news and it's a sad reflection of our internet and media space.
wenhao.substack.com/p/anatomy-of...
wenhao.substack.com/p/anatomy-of...
Anatomy of a Fake Story
A new Chinese law aimed at reducing misinformation set off global discussion. But nobody got it right.
wenhao.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:07 PM
"In total, of the four sources MoneyWise listed to prove the existence of a new Chinese influencer law, none were primary sources . . . they were all news articles based on other news articles based on other news articles. Eventually, Yahoo Finance reposted the MoneyWise piece"
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Remember that flashy new Chinese law about fining influencers 100k RMB for spreading bad information? It doesn't exist, it was made up by a Facebook page called Enséñame de Ciencia and @wenhao.bsky.social has a great breakdown of why you *think* it does
A new Chinese law regulating influencer speech has gotten applause from social media users and commentators who want similar policies in their own countries. But the truth is far from what's in the news and it's a sad reflection of our internet and media space.
wenhao.substack.com/p/anatomy-of...
wenhao.substack.com/p/anatomy-of...
Anatomy of a Fake Story
A new Chinese law aimed at reducing misinformation set off global discussion. But nobody got it right.
wenhao.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Remember that flashy new Chinese law about fining influencers 100k RMB for spreading bad information? It doesn't exist, it was made up by a Facebook page called Enséñame de Ciencia and @wenhao.bsky.social has a great breakdown of why you *think* it does
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the cook county sheriff's office is the second-largest agency, behind the massive cook county health system.
despite a sagging jail population and the end of the sheriff's electronic monitoring program, sheriff tom dart's budget is set to grow by $64 million, to roughly $815 million.
background:
despite a sagging jail population and the end of the sheriff's electronic monitoring program, sheriff tom dart's budget is set to grow by $64 million, to roughly $815 million.
background:
Cook County chief judge takes over electronic monitoring
On April 1, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office began shuttering one of the country’s largest and most restrictive electronic monitoring programs.
chicagoreader.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:16 PM
the cook county sheriff's office is the second-largest agency, behind the massive cook county health system.
despite a sagging jail population and the end of the sheriff's electronic monitoring program, sheriff tom dart's budget is set to grow by $64 million, to roughly $815 million.
background:
despite a sagging jail population and the end of the sheriff's electronic monitoring program, sheriff tom dart's budget is set to grow by $64 million, to roughly $815 million.
background:
Had a brainwave last night, took a couple hours off work today while the weather's still warm, and I CAN NOW DECLARE VICTORY ON THIS ACCURSED DIAGRAM. The hearse's idle speed and stability are back to normal, shifts are smoother, and cruise control is working again after months out of commission.
November 25, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Had a brainwave last night, took a couple hours off work today while the weather's still warm, and I CAN NOW DECLARE VICTORY ON THIS ACCURSED DIAGRAM. The hearse's idle speed and stability are back to normal, shifts are smoother, and cruise control is working again after months out of commission.
The Islamophobic attention heaped on Dearborn is really ugly and awful, magnetizing unhinged racists and far right influencers to visit and harass people. I worry about what happens if that same level of attention becomes directed at southwest suburbs of Chicago like Bridgeview or Orland Park.
November 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The Islamophobic attention heaped on Dearborn is really ugly and awful, magnetizing unhinged racists and far right influencers to visit and harass people. I worry about what happens if that same level of attention becomes directed at southwest suburbs of Chicago like Bridgeview or Orland Park.
Remember, some deals really are too good to be true.
CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Batteries for E-Bikes from Rad Power Bikes Due to Fire Hazard; Risk of Serious Injury or Death
www.cpsc.gov
November 25, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Remember, some deals really are too good to be true.
If you haven't been to Two Mile recently, plan a new visit! They expanded into an adjacent storefront a year or two ago, and the larger space is very nice.
November 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
If you haven't been to Two Mile recently, plan a new visit! They expanded into an adjacent storefront a year or two ago, and the larger space is very nice.
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Oak Park, Michigan, July 2025
November 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Oak Park, Michigan, July 2025
Extremely jealous of this lineup - and I say that as somebody who interacts with and deeply respects a lot of the tech-adjacent folks who've been on Chicago's mayoral transition teams before. This is a super solid group of people, really great choices all around.
November 25, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Extremely jealous of this lineup - and I say that as somebody who interacts with and deeply respects a lot of the tech-adjacent folks who've been on Chicago's mayoral transition teams before. This is a super solid group of people, really great choices all around.
Please buy this property in my neighborhood and continue to maintain it as a four-unit, rather than deconverting it into a SFH and putting more pressure on our local stock of affordable rentals
11400 S Champlain Ave, Chicago, IL 60628 - 4 beds/4 baths
(MRED as Distributed by MLS Grid) For Sale: 4 beds, 4 baths ∙ 11400 S Champlain Ave, Chicago, IL 60628 ∙ $289,900 ∙ MLS# 12522180 ∙ Beautifully renovated four-flat row house built in 1888 within the P...
www.redfin.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Please buy this property in my neighborhood and continue to maintain it as a four-unit, rather than deconverting it into a SFH and putting more pressure on our local stock of affordable rentals
there is no greater beloved dad / reviled failson dynamic than Tom Hanks and Chet Hanks
November 25, 2025 at 5:02 AM
there is no greater beloved dad / reviled failson dynamic than Tom Hanks and Chet Hanks
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WATERGATE: 2512 VIRGINIA AVE NW, WASHINGTON DC 20037-9997
November 25, 2025 at 3:39 AM
WATERGATE: 2512 VIRGINIA AVE NW, WASHINGTON DC 20037-9997
Me when
November 25, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Me when
Second worst thing about black metal (after the fascist infestation) is that many people in the scene are so hostile to genre fusion that we get 1,000 muddy albums from bands that sound exactly alike and then bands like Imperial Triumphant are frowned upon by TRVE KVLT types for doing cool new stuff
November 25, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Second worst thing about black metal (after the fascist infestation) is that many people in the scene are so hostile to genre fusion that we get 1,000 muddy albums from bands that sound exactly alike and then bands like Imperial Triumphant are frowned upon by TRVE KVLT types for doing cool new stuff
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"We are all fools to have left Chicago. It was a town to play in; a town where you could stay yourself, and where the hoots of the critics couldn't frighten your style or drain your soul." — Ben Hecht, writing about his friendship and writing collaborations with Charles MacArthur
November 25, 2025 at 2:15 AM
"We are all fools to have left Chicago. It was a town to play in; a town where you could stay yourself, and where the hoots of the critics couldn't frighten your style or drain your soul." — Ben Hecht, writing about his friendship and writing collaborations with Charles MacArthur
It's an arts & crafts market that leans more towards the "arts" side, but a majority of the board has expressed enthusiastic support for this vendor submission
November 25, 2025 at 2:15 AM
It's an arts & crafts market that leans more towards the "arts" side, but a majority of the board has expressed enthusiastic support for this vendor submission
Current enemy: YouTube Music's inability to distinguish between alt-country and lifted truck in mall parking lot country
November 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Current enemy: YouTube Music's inability to distinguish between alt-country and lifted truck in mall parking lot country
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PERRY PARK: 7020 SQUIRESVILLE RD, PERRY PARK KY 40363-9998
November 24, 2025 at 9:39 PM
PERRY PARK: 7020 SQUIRESVILLE RD, PERRY PARK KY 40363-9998