Mike Fourcher
@vouchey.bsky.social
Climate advisor to the British Counsel in Chicago, USA. Former journalist, politico, and red-blooded American.
This is the kind of thread I need more of on Bsky.
post something random and/or have a wonderful december
November 28, 2025 at 4:18 AM
This is the kind of thread I need more of on Bsky.
The @aiachicago.bsky.social "Chicago Model" report on urban stadium planning is excellent. Our city needs this! architecture-org.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files/assets...
architecture-org.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The @aiachicago.bsky.social "Chicago Model" report on urban stadium planning is excellent. Our city needs this! architecture-org.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/files/assets...
Unbelievably cutting and full of truth. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
Opinion | How the Elite Behave When No One Is Watching: Inside the Epstein Emails
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Unbelievably cutting and full of truth. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/o...
Dogs and cats living together. Total mayhem.
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Dogs and cats living together. Total mayhem.
Excellent independent reporting about some of the people ICE sent into Chicago.
Good reporting here and a strong use of public records from @unraveledpress.com: Identified: federal agents who pointed gun, punched detainee in Evanston unraveledpress.com/identified-f...
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 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Excellent independent reporting about some of the people ICE sent into Chicago.
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Stop it, Olivia. You can't make fetch happen.
November 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Stop it, Olivia. You can't make fetch happen.
This is what's been happening in Chicago. The headline does not do it justice. chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
Tear gas, car crashes, rubber bullets: Risky tactics have driven Trump’s Chicago deportation ‘blitz’
Law enforcement experts say federal agents have displayed a lack of training and restraint. “They’re out of control,” ex-police Supt. Garry McCarthy says.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:27 PM
This is what's been happening in Chicago. The headline does not do it justice. chicago.suntimes.com/the-watchdog...
Watch this space: Walgreen's to increasingly be like Dollar Store and the new PE overlords ride it down to zero as they extract cash along the way following the Sears model. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Walgreens Cuts Pay for Hourly Store Workers After $10 Billion Buyout
Walgreens will no longer give many of its retail workers paid vacation time for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays, as the company looks to cut costs under new owners.
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Watch this space: Walgreen's to increasingly be like Dollar Store and the new PE overlords ride it down to zero as they extract cash along the way following the Sears model. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
An incredible return to form @rusty.todayintabs.com ! Thank you for coming back to the newsletter we love so much. www.todayintabs.com/p/five-funer...
Five Funerals
"PornosexualGooner101 Died 35 Years Ago...This Very Night!"
www.todayintabs.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:17 AM
An incredible return to form @rusty.todayintabs.com ! Thank you for coming back to the newsletter we love so much. www.todayintabs.com/p/five-funer...
This is a great overview. Especially exciting is the centralized planning and fare decisions. At last!
November 4, 2025 at 11:24 PM
This is a great overview. Especially exciting is the centralized planning and fare decisions. At last!
Fascinating way of thinking about transit as workforce/economic expansion. I wish every US city had a study like this. www.centreforcities.org/blog/sizing-...
What to see how I turned thousands of live buses into charts like this? And what it all means for mayors wanting to integrate their public transport systems?
Come to see me talk about all this and more to our event at 1pm: www.centreforcities.org/event/report...
Come to see me talk about all this and more to our event at 1pm: www.centreforcities.org/event/report...
November 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Fascinating way of thinking about transit as workforce/economic expansion. I wish every US city had a study like this. www.centreforcities.org/blog/sizing-...
Long live UniWatch. Unfortunately, as someone who started a couple news sites myself, this story seems too familiar. It doesn't matter how great your site is. All news work is ephemeral and it all comes down to the benjamins. archive.ph/m1v25
archive.ph
November 3, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Long live UniWatch. Unfortunately, as someone who started a couple news sites myself, this story seems too familiar. It doesn't matter how great your site is. All news work is ephemeral and it all comes down to the benjamins. archive.ph/m1v25
I’m pretty sure this is a reenactment of my COBOL coding mother-in-law at work.
November 3, 2025 at 2:11 AM
I’m pretty sure this is a reenactment of my COBOL coding mother-in-law at work.
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I didn’t expect it when I moved here, my neighborhood became my respite. But it turns out there’s people who hate us. Hate us for sharing, for giving, and caring. middling.industries/2025/11/01/w...
What I thought about in October | Middling.Industries
Although I didn’t expect it when I moved here, my neighborhood became my respite. Yes, Chicago has its architecture, improv comedy, and Italian beef. But for me there’s Figo, Chris, Timmy, Steve, Fran...
middling.industries
November 1, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I didn’t expect it when I moved here, my neighborhood became my respite. But it turns out there’s people who hate us. Hate us for sharing, for giving, and caring. middling.industries/2025/11/01/w...
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Not exactly the normal headline at Oilprice.com
Meanwhile there are still MANY people trying to tell us that the energy transition isn't happening. Sure.
Meanwhile there are still MANY people trying to tell us that the energy transition isn't happening. Sure.
Why Nations That Bet on Renewables Will Win the Next Energy Era | OilPrice.com
The more distributed your renewable base, the less you depend on foreign suppliers to feed your grid
oilprice.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Not exactly the normal headline at Oilprice.com
Meanwhile there are still MANY people trying to tell us that the energy transition isn't happening. Sure.
Meanwhile there are still MANY people trying to tell us that the energy transition isn't happening. Sure.
This is an accurate depiction of men in their 50's.
makes me weep to think of the gifts robbed from us because unaffordable housing has made it difficult for people to pursue their passions and hobbies
October 27, 2025 at 1:40 AM
This is an accurate depiction of men in their 50's.
The woman who made this is a keeper.
Hi, this is what Eric's mom made for his sister's Halloween party....... It's rice crispy treats. Eric refused to eat them lol but they were delicious
October 26, 2025 at 11:43 PM
The woman who made this is a keeper.
Last night I went to an amazing party full of caring, creative, and interested people. It was a salve for so much. We all need each other and to admit it was a release.
October 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Last night I went to an amazing party full of caring, creative, and interested people. It was a salve for so much. We all need each other and to admit it was a release.
I’ve been spending a lot of time meeting with people in mid-sized Midwest cities like Milwaukee, Columbus, Kansas City, and Cleveland. Here’s my insight: These places are lively, busy, and culturally rich. Americans lose out by dismissing them. There’s lots of fun and great ideas in these places!
October 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I’ve been spending a lot of time meeting with people in mid-sized Midwest cities like Milwaukee, Columbus, Kansas City, and Cleveland. Here’s my insight: These places are lively, busy, and culturally rich. Americans lose out by dismissing them. There’s lots of fun and great ideas in these places!
I would like to see a poutine vs. fish taco show down as a World Series side show.
October 21, 2025 at 3:25 AM
I would like to see a poutine vs. fish taco show down as a World Series side show.
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The Bread Carrier, by Pablo Picasso, 1905
October 18, 2025 at 12:54 AM
The Bread Carrier, by Pablo Picasso, 1905
Reposted by Mike Fourcher
Remember folks. The original bluesky ethos by us bluesky elders (apparently I count?) is block and move on.
Don't quote dunk, don't pick fights.
Block, and move on.
This is what made this site unpalatable to the right early on, and we can continue to make it unpalatable to them.
Don't quote dunk, don't pick fights.
Block, and move on.
This is what made this site unpalatable to the right early on, and we can continue to make it unpalatable to them.
October 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Remember folks. The original bluesky ethos by us bluesky elders (apparently I count?) is block and move on.
Don't quote dunk, don't pick fights.
Block, and move on.
This is what made this site unpalatable to the right early on, and we can continue to make it unpalatable to them.
Don't quote dunk, don't pick fights.
Block, and move on.
This is what made this site unpalatable to the right early on, and we can continue to make it unpalatable to them.
Fascinating look at how basic businesses in Syria are working to rebuild. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDHZ...
What 14 Years of Isolation Did to Syria's Technology
YouTube video by TechAltar
www.youtube.com
October 11, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Fascinating look at how basic businesses in Syria are working to rebuild. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDHZ...