Chris
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First shot: sugarcane
The backbone of Puerto Rico's agricultural economy since colonial times
Still used to make rum of course!
The backbone of Puerto Rico's agricultural economy since colonial times
Still used to make rum of course!
February 9, 2026 at 2:33 AM
First shot: sugarcane
The backbone of Puerto Rico's agricultural economy since colonial times
Still used to make rum of course!
The backbone of Puerto Rico's agricultural economy since colonial times
Still used to make rum of course!
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Scenes from today’s Alex Pretti memorial ride in Chicago.
@betterstreetschicago.org @bikegridnow.org @chicritmass.bsky.social
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January 31, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Scenes from today’s Alex Pretti memorial ride in Chicago.
@betterstreetschicago.org @bikegridnow.org @chicritmass.bsky.social
@betterstreetschicago.org @bikegridnow.org @chicritmass.bsky.social
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To put a finer point on this, upzoning single-family neighborhoods would probably make a lot of homeowners wealthier by enhancing the value of the land underneath their homes. But it would also raise the specter of apartments (and maybe even non-white apartment-dwellers) on their block.
I don't think there's any plausible scenario in which a big spurt in homebuilding wipes out the wealth of incumbent homeowners, but that's not really what Trump is talking about when says he wants to protect property values. It's a segregationist dog whistle, always has been.
January 29, 2026 at 6:57 PM
To put a finer point on this, upzoning single-family neighborhoods would probably make a lot of homeowners wealthier by enhancing the value of the land underneath their homes. But it would also raise the specter of apartments (and maybe even non-white apartment-dwellers) on their block.
Don't get too excited. Certainly a better position than many others are taking, but Quigley is calling to replace ICE with a different organization that essentially does the same thing. There appears to be no fundamental change here.
January 29, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Don't get too excited. Certainly a better position than many others are taking, but Quigley is calling to replace ICE with a different organization that essentially does the same thing. There appears to be no fundamental change here.
I'd be fascinated to know how many productive hours LLMs have cost us in people spending time trying to turn them off rather than doing their jobs. I'm a software dev and I just spent 40 minutes trying to stop Outlook from rewriting my emails for me.
January 23, 2026 at 4:17 PM
I'd be fascinated to know how many productive hours LLMs have cost us in people spending time trying to turn them off rather than doing their jobs. I'm a software dev and I just spent 40 minutes trying to stop Outlook from rewriting my emails for me.
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This goes out to the public.
Ask every elected official that represents you if they support ABOLISHING ICE.
Report back publicly.
If they can’t say that they want to ELIMINATE the fascist secret police that is kidnapping people? Get a new elected.
Wash.
Rinse.
Repeat.
Ask every elected official that represents you if they support ABOLISHING ICE.
Report back publicly.
If they can’t say that they want to ELIMINATE the fascist secret police that is kidnapping people? Get a new elected.
Wash.
Rinse.
Repeat.
January 22, 2026 at 2:50 PM
This goes out to the public.
Ask every elected official that represents you if they support ABOLISHING ICE.
Report back publicly.
If they can’t say that they want to ELIMINATE the fascist secret police that is kidnapping people? Get a new elected.
Wash.
Rinse.
Repeat.
Ask every elected official that represents you if they support ABOLISHING ICE.
Report back publicly.
If they can’t say that they want to ELIMINATE the fascist secret police that is kidnapping people? Get a new elected.
Wash.
Rinse.
Repeat.
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Whaaaat???
chicago.suntimes.com/2026/01/19/c...
chicago.suntimes.com/2026/01/19/c...
Chicago parking meters up for sale, but Johnson urged to proceed carefully on potential buy-back
The city would have to consider whether to borrow billions of dollars to buy out the 57 years that remain on former Richard M. Daley's parking meter deal that Chicagoans love to hate.
chicago.suntimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Whaaaat???
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This is the smartest thing I've read about the Venezuelan regime change effort.
16 hours in, my guess this was all intended basically as a coup to put VP Delcy Rodriguez in power (likely without her knowledge but 🤷).
At least for democracy & human rights, that might be even worse than the "opening shots in a war" scenario.
All speculation, but let me explain:
At least for democracy & human rights, that might be even worse than the "opening shots in a war" scenario.
All speculation, but let me explain:
January 4, 2026 at 12:53 AM
This is the smartest thing I've read about the Venezuelan regime change effort.
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A Hampton Inn in Asheville just canceled my family's reservation because our address (incorrectly) showed Asheville—and the hotel bars locals within 50 miles.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
December 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
A Hampton Inn in Asheville just canceled my family's reservation because our address (incorrectly) showed Asheville—and the hotel bars locals within 50 miles.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
When I asked why, they said, "because of our homeless population," adding that most hotels here have similar policies.
This is outrageous.
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"We are replacing junior engineers with AI" gives off the same market signal as "We are taking out massive, high-interest short term loans"
December 28, 2025 at 10:43 PM
"We are replacing junior engineers with AI" gives off the same market signal as "We are taking out massive, high-interest short term loans"
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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Speaking of "nano banana" AI slop from Google, my phone message app now has a banana button overlayed on every photo, asking me if I want to "remix" it.
Clicking through to "No thanks" doesn't make the "Remix" button go away.
🤬
Clicking through to "No thanks" doesn't make the "Remix" button go away.
🤬
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[Button saying] No thanks
[Another button saying] Continue](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5i7qv6sq3azq3i3yzqicf6iz/bafkreihzil5rtb2rgv7uovu6qvhuv5ik2kdxt2drrkrswecof2pkhggjkq@jpeg)
December 13, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Speaking of "nano banana" AI slop from Google, my phone message app now has a banana button overlayed on every photo, asking me if I want to "remix" it.
Clicking through to "No thanks" doesn't make the "Remix" button go away.
🤬
Clicking through to "No thanks" doesn't make the "Remix" button go away.
🤬
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It's so nice to be able to say "the data told you so." Time after time, you reduce car traffic and the area businesses benefit. But the next time it's proposed, it's always still "nooooo, nonono this will kill businesses!"
Foot traffic in the congestion pricing zone is up much more than elsewhere in the city. Some businesses worried it would reduce customers – but it seems like it’s done the opposite.
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POLITICO Pro: Business may have picked up in tolling area, economic development report says
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December 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
It's so nice to be able to say "the data told you so." Time after time, you reduce car traffic and the area businesses benefit. But the next time it's proposed, it's always still "nooooo, nonono this will kill businesses!"
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I came across *the* example I have been hammering with these food delivery robots.
A man with a mobility aid is forced to step aside because there is not room for him because the robot will not make room for a person (esp. those with a mobility aid who need addditional room)
A man with a mobility aid is forced to step aside because there is not room for him because the robot will not make room for a person (esp. those with a mobility aid who need addditional room)
December 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I came across *the* example I have been hammering with these food delivery robots.
A man with a mobility aid is forced to step aside because there is not room for him because the robot will not make room for a person (esp. those with a mobility aid who need addditional room)
A man with a mobility aid is forced to step aside because there is not room for him because the robot will not make room for a person (esp. those with a mobility aid who need addditional room)
Just had to help a woman drag a stroller through all this ankle deep snow. @aldermanmattmartin.bsky.social @mayorofchicago.bsky.social it's time to #PlowTheSidewalks
December 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Just had to help a woman drag a stroller through all this ankle deep snow. @aldermanmattmartin.bsky.social @mayorofchicago.bsky.social it's time to #PlowTheSidewalks
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One of the funniest things about car brain backlash is that it's self-defeating, almost masochistic.
Drivers get better outcomes from these changes but many of them can't see past their own nose and are committed to a in-group/out-group identity conflict.
Drivers get better outcomes from these changes but many of them can't see past their own nose and are committed to a in-group/out-group identity conflict.
DDOT continues to publish before/after analyses of safety projects. The numbers for the 9th street NW bike lanes suggest that we should be doing these projects everywhere we can. Crashes plummeted, pedestrian and bike traffic skyrocketed, and vehicle travel times dropped.
December 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM
One of the funniest things about car brain backlash is that it's self-defeating, almost masochistic.
Drivers get better outcomes from these changes but many of them can't see past their own nose and are committed to a in-group/out-group identity conflict.
Drivers get better outcomes from these changes but many of them can't see past their own nose and are committed to a in-group/out-group identity conflict.
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For my Chicago neighbors, here's the petition to sign to oppose the delivery robots: nosidewalkbots.org
November 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
For my Chicago neighbors, here's the petition to sign to oppose the delivery robots: nosidewalkbots.org
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We love a snowy walk to the shop! ❄️ If you do too, or you need a warm and dry place to hang, we’re open until 6 pm today and have heat, water, and cozy places to sit among the stacks. Stay safe and warm, Chicago!
November 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
We love a snowy walk to the shop! ❄️ If you do too, or you need a warm and dry place to hang, we’re open until 6 pm today and have heat, water, and cozy places to sit among the stacks. Stay safe and warm, Chicago!
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Excellent question and it so happens that back in August our editors picked five books each to make a reading list: www.liberalcurrents.com/the-liberal-...
Now, at the time, we did that as a post for patrons only.
But you know what, let's make it public today. 🍾
Now, at the time, we did that as a post for patrons only.
But you know what, let's make it public today. 🍾
November 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Excellent question and it so happens that back in August our editors picked five books each to make a reading list: www.liberalcurrents.com/the-liberal-...
Now, at the time, we did that as a post for patrons only.
But you know what, let's make it public today. 🍾
Now, at the time, we did that as a post for patrons only.
But you know what, let's make it public today. 🍾
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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!
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NEW: ICE has finally released post-shutdown detention data. The latest data reveals that a full 40%(!) of people arrested in the interior and held in ICE detention have no criminal record; no criminal charges or prior convictions. That is up from just 4% when Trump took office.
November 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: ICE has finally released post-shutdown detention data. The latest data reveals that a full 40%(!) of people arrested in the interior and held in ICE detention have no criminal record; no criminal charges or prior convictions. That is up from just 4% when Trump took office.
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Good morning. I've got a banger new post out today that develops a new method for placing voters on the left-right ideological spectrum, and adds a new, "non-ideological"/affordability axis to usual way we chart & think about US voters (esp swing voters). www.gelliottmorris.com/p/not-just-l...
Not just left vs right: Most voters think about affordability and material wellbeing, not in ideological terms
Most voters want a party that emphasizes cost of living issues and makes the world a better place. Few Americans think in solidly ideologically terms. "Moderates" are mostly non-ideological.
www.gelliottmorris.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Good morning. I've got a banger new post out today that develops a new method for placing voters on the left-right ideological spectrum, and adds a new, "non-ideological"/affordability axis to usual way we chart & think about US voters (esp swing voters). www.gelliottmorris.com/p/not-just-l...
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friends—I’ve been working super hard on putting this event together with some AWESOME partners & artists…
pls check it out! each ticket sold supports our grassroots @katmabu.bsky.social campaign + fills my heart up a teeny bit 💘
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pls check it out! each ticket sold supports our grassroots @katmabu.bsky.social campaign + fills my heart up a teeny bit 💘
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Join the Kat for Illinois campaign at Anti-fa-la-la-la—our holiday special!
Show your support by buying a ticket today :)
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November 20, 2025 at 3:49 AM
friends—I’ve been working super hard on putting this event together with some AWESOME partners & artists…
pls check it out! each ticket sold supports our grassroots @katmabu.bsky.social campaign + fills my heart up a teeny bit 💘
secure.actblue.com/donate/anti-...
pls check it out! each ticket sold supports our grassroots @katmabu.bsky.social campaign + fills my heart up a teeny bit 💘
secure.actblue.com/donate/anti-...
I love the logo that's clearly inspired by Cyberpunk 2077, the primary message of which is that corporate greed is unending to the point of literally taking our souls, and which contains a string of missions in which a group of AI taxis go insane and cause mayhem across the city. Just build trains.
Tesla Robotaxi had 3 more crashes, now 7 total
Tesla reported three more crashes involving its Robotaxis in Austin, Texas – now bringing the total to 7 incidents despite low mileage and in-car supervisors preventing more accidents.
Comment: "Rookie numbers"
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Tesla reported three more crashes involving its Robotaxis in Austin, Texas – now bringing the total to 7 incidents despite low mileage and in-car supervisors preventing more accidents.
Comment: "Rookie numbers"
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Tesla Robotaxi had 3 more crashes, now 7 total
Tesla reported three more crashes involving its Robotaxis in Austin, Texas – now bringing the total to 7 incidents despite...
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November 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I love the logo that's clearly inspired by Cyberpunk 2077, the primary message of which is that corporate greed is unending to the point of literally taking our souls, and which contains a string of missions in which a group of AI taxis go insane and cause mayhem across the city. Just build trains.
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The "worst of the worst" is a big lie.
Only 2.6% on list of 614 Operation Midway Blitz arrestees had criminal histories, DOJ records show (gift link) www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/o...
Only 2.6% on list of 614 Operation Midway Blitz arrestees had criminal histories, DOJ records show (gift link) www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/o...
Only 2.6% on list of 614 ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ arrestees had criminal histories, DOJ records show
Meanwhile, the other 598 people on the list had no listed criminal history at all.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:12 PM
The "worst of the worst" is a big lie.
Only 2.6% on list of 614 Operation Midway Blitz arrestees had criminal histories, DOJ records show (gift link) www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/o...
Only 2.6% on list of 614 Operation Midway Blitz arrestees had criminal histories, DOJ records show (gift link) www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/o...